Nor does he scrutinize the handling of the case by the Justice Department, or raise the question of why the Justice Department failed to question ADM Chairman Dwayne Andreas or company President James Randall--a matter on which the Justice Department refuses to comment.

Last month, Attorney General Janet Reno rejected the senators' demand for the Justice Department to launch a criminal investigation of Americans United -- and in the process cleared the organization of all charges.

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